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Hello all! As you probably know, on the vBulletin forums, we had reputation bars under our names. The number of bars was representative of how much reputation we had, and after 500, the bars turned light green. Well, sadly, now we just have a number, and we don't have the distinction of a light green bar. So instead, join me in honoring the people on this forum with over 1000, 1k, or 1 grand of reputation points. Which makes them the famous....

Rep Grand Group!

Note:The old LGG still exists in it's final updated form. I updated it right before the forum migration, and it can be found here, as well as some nice badges for your signature!

This is meant to be a catalog for newbies and experienced forum-goers alike, as to the most notable individuals on the KSP forums.If one of these guys stops by to say hello on a thread, or even give reputation, be sure to say hi!

Okay, so I'll start with examining the color-coding that you see around the Forums (and in the Group).

People whose names appear inYELLOWare employees of SQUAD, top level moderators, or they are artificial accounts created by SQUAD. (e.g. SQUAD, Jeb, Bill, Bob, Valentina Kerman)

People whose names appear inGREENare lower-level moderators, and are in charge of maintaining the Forum.

Without further ado!

Here they are in person, listed in order of decreasing +Rep (as of 03/28/16):

Red Iron Crown. Red Iron Crown is very knowledgeable and likable. Always enlivening conversations, he is fair and well-deserving the rep he has received. He is also now a moderator, and does it well.

5thHorseman. 5th Horseman has a good YouTube series going, and is very insightful with with his posts. One time, he made an asteroid into a plane!. 5th Horseman has a good YouTube series going, and is very insightful with with his posts. One time, he made an asteroid into a plane!. 5th Horseman has a good YouTube series going, and is very insightful with with his posts. One time, he made an asteroid into a plane!

Majorjim. This "Waterman" builds really great craft, and lots of them. He also puts out many high-quality, insightful posts. He's a great person to have around the Spacecraft Exchange.

NathanKell. Creator of a variety of wonderful mods, including Deadly Reentry and Real Solar System, as well as a distinguished "Modder-ator."

RoverDude. He's a "Cat Herder" and a notable and widely respected modder. Creator of the "Umbra Space Industries" series. His mods are widely believed to be among the coolest additions to the game.

sal_vager. Fair and exalted moderator. Sal_vager recently passed the 10,000-post mark, the highest post count of any member of the KSP forums by far!. Fair and exalted moderator. Sal_vager recently passed the 10,000-post mark, the highest post count of any member of the KSP forums by far!. Fair and exalted moderator. Sal_vager recently passed the 10,000-post mark, the highest post count of any member of the KSP forums by far!

KasperVld. The new Lead Moderator! Kasper's insights and comments make him well deserving of his position.

Rune. Another builder of a variety of lovely craft, another excellent poster, and a great help to the new builders of the Spacecraft Exchange.

Geschosskopf. Creator of several very nice tutorials. You wouldn't believe how many times I tried to spell his name before I got it right.

Mad Rocket Scientist. Well, the name pretty much says it all. Mad Rocket Scientist creates some pretty cool KSP craft of all types.

GregroxMun. The official conductor of the Hype Train, GregroxMun is a streamer, an artistic, creative type, and an all-around good guy.. The official conductor of the Hype Train, GregroxMun is a streamer, an artistic, creative type, and an all-around good guy.. The official conductor of the Hype Train, GregroxMun is a streamer, an artistic, creative type, and an all-around good guy.. The official conductor of the Hype Train, GregroxMun is a streamer, an artistic, creative type, and an all-around good guy.. The official conductor of the Hype Train, GregroxMun is a streamer, an artistic, creative type, and an all-around good guy.

UpsilonAerospace. Mastermind behind this thread, and keeper of this thread until recently! Give this man some rep!

sarbian. Mod maker, intelligent poster, "Purveyor of the Nyan Cat," and nice person as a whole. Sarbian is especially helpful with teaching new modders the tips of the trade.

Just Jim. He's not out to conquer the galaxy...I swear! Actually, that's exactly what he's trying to do! If you haven't already, check out the ULTIMATE CHALLENGE! in which Just Jim challenges you to visit every body in the Kerbol System in a single vessel!

Alshain. An honest and kind poster who does his best to solve problems and help others across the Forum. According to his life's persistent file, he's a smartS.. An honest and kind poster who does his best to solve problems and help others across the Forum. According to his life's persistent file, he's a smartS.. An honest and kind poster who does his best to solve problems and help others across the Forum. According to his life's persistent file, he's a smartS.

ferram4. Created Ferram Aerospace Research, or FAR, along with other nice mods. He makes things fly properly in KSP. (And he's continuing to do so, even after the release of 1.0!)

Yukon0009. Formerly Majorjim's Apprentice, this great builder is now a self-proclaimed Weavy Geapons Huy, and a builder of great historic rocket replicas and other neat little craft.

Nertea. Well-known for his gorgeous mods, including Near Future Technologies and Stockalike Station Parts.

Parkaboy. It's no wonder Parkaboy rose to the RGG quickly, as he has produced one of the most popular graphic novels on the KSP forums, Plan Kappa! Go check it out yourself here!

ObsessedWithKSP. Clever poster, good suggest-er and a smart person in general. He's informally in charge of the ever-helpful Squadcast reviews as well.

cantab. A knowledgeable, clever poster with no shortage of good ideas, cantab tries to help out or offer his opinion wherever possible.

GoSlash27. An intelligent and rather prolific poster, and a "Sliderule Jockey." GoSlash is knowledgeable with both KSP and real-world spaceflight.. An intelligent and rather prolific poster, and a "Sliderule Jockey." GoSlash is knowledgeable with both KSP and real-world spaceflight.. An intelligent and rather prolific poster, and a "Sliderule Jockey." GoSlash is knowledgeable with both KSP and real-world spaceflight.

lajoswinkler. Lajoswinkler is a prolific and helpful poster, mostly in the Other Forums. He's a 'Kapsulni kommunikator,' to use the... um... Russian, maybe?

Columbia. This "Aviation and Rocketry Nut" Isn't totally nuts. As far as we know, pending further tests But he has however made some really nice replica aircraft! Go check them out!

Angel-125. Angel-125 is a hard working modder, who is the current maintainer of the CactEye Telescopes mod, a mod that has been around for pretty much forever. Although I have to say, my favorite mod from Angel-125 has to be JetWing!

Cupcake.... One of the best VTOL builders in KSP, Cupcake...'s builds are always quite nice (and very impressive)... perhaps even more so in 1.0!

nightingale. Nightingale's superior work creating mods has earned this Forum-goer a lot of Reputation in a very short time. Congrants, nightingale!

DMagic. Yet another awesome mod creator. DMagic has created mods such as ScanSat and DMagic Orbital Science.

Streetwind. A nice person and prolific poster in the "Other Forums." He "Talks to boosters," too, but I'm afraid that can't be helped.

BahamutoD. Modder and creator of BD Armory, among other lovely and very pretty mods. He's also a pretty serious metal guitarist, and his epic KSP theme is definitely something to look into.

GusTurbo. He's a Craft Design Craftsman who creates a variety of quality spacecraft! He's never afraid to share his knowledge, state his opinions, or partake in competitions on the Forum.

Starwhip. Everyone's favorite Red Dragon, and a very helpful Forum-goer. He's artistic and intelligent and very kind.

tater. A great poster in all parts of the Forum, tater is both prolific and wise. He's a newer member of the Forum but already has over 1,700 posts!

Cydonian Monk. This Space Monk is usually hanging out in the Mission Reports section, giving us...reports...of his missions! The most recent of these reports being the Forgotten Space Program. Go check it out!

NovaSilisko. "Spherical Scientist" and former dev. His new game, "Science of the Spheres," looks really cool. Oh, and he does music too!

Whackjob. Wait, you can make rockets that big?! Whackjob is nice, even if he's a... little... nutty. Plus, he was the first member of the Light-Green Group! So that counts for something.

pandoras kitten. "Little kitty, big meow." This is meant to be taken literally I believe. When not chasing space tuna and unfurling the secrets of intergalactic yarn, pandoras kitten is building some sweet aircraft!

katateochi. Craft builder, YouTuber, co-host of KerbalX, and "Bewildered Kerbal." Everything that katateochi does is quite high-quality and very nice.

Starwaster. A frequent poster and a notable modder, Starwaster is the Defender of the Sandbox.

TriggerAu. Creator of Kerbal Alarm Clock, one of the most useful and frustration-preventing mods in KSP (in my opinion, at least).

Avera9eJoe. From Twitch streaming to YouTubing to modding to music, Avera9eJoe is simply 100% awesome.

KSK. The stories that KSK weaves are simply fantastic. This great Fan-Works-goer also loves to help out new writers as they strive to become as good as him.

stupid_chris. A great former moderator who also developed RealChute parachute systems. That penguin, though... it vibrates! And vibrates, and vibrates...

Foxster. This foxy users sorry not sorry is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander! is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander! is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander! is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander! is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander! is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander! is your average forum user, except not at all. He recently ascended to orbit from 950m above sea level on Eve with only a 33.83 ton lander! That's crazy light for an Eve lander!

sgt_flyer. A clever builder of a variety of different, unconventional designs. I personally love his little turbofan engine... it's such a cool idea!

selfish_meme. selfish_meme has made lots of replica craft, as well as a mod that drains all fuel from launched tanks, forcing you to go find fuel yourself! The mod is called NoFuel!

Giggleplex777. A great builder of small craft, and the head of the famous "Pico Space Program!" Giggleplex is also simply an all-around nice Forum-goer.. A great builder of small craft, and the head of the famous "Pico Space Program!" Giggleplex is also simply an all-around nice Forum-goer.. A great builder of small craft, and the head of the famous "Pico Space Program!" Giggleplex is also simply an all-around nice Forum-goer.

parameciumkid. Creator of some very neat craft, great poster, and "Kerbal Pamperer." He has some great, well-thought-out ideas.

Starhawk. Starhawk is one of the most devoted KSP fan fiction readers I've ever seen. In just about every fan fic thread you'll find Starhark, expressing his enjoyment from reading the story. Starhawk also helped me to start my own fan fiction, which I am very thankful. I should probably get back to that...

Zucal. Zucal just joined this March! His meteoric rise to fame was a result of his astoundingly good craft and very clever ideas. However, he has opted to hide his rep, and is not on the list.

pizzaoverhead. Another wonderful modder, pizzaoverhead creates some small but significant additions to the game that make it feel more realistic.

Proot. I... AM... PROOT! (Sorry, had to get that out of my system.) Proot is the creator of the wonderful Renaissance Arts compilation, a plugin that makes the game look wonderful.

Nibb31. Nibb31 is a friendly forumer who is approaching the 5k post count mark! Nibb31 was one of the early joiners of this forum, and is part of a handful of people still going after all that time. and somehow his account survived April 2013 and November 2015!

Robotengineer. This "Kerbal Space Pundit" is frequently snarky, even more frequently hilarious, and a rising star on the KSP forums.

Porkjet. Creator of Spaceplane Plus, a mod that was recently integrated into the official game! Porkjet continues being closely affiliated with SQUAD.

John FX. Another intelligent poster. I personally enjoyed his graphs on engine performance, though many of his other posts are quite high-quality as well.

razark. A noted poster and kind helper across the entirety of the Forum, razark is also the newest member of the Light-Green Group! Welcome!

Endersmens. (me!)"Rumored to stalk you at night, teleport, and eat your soul, Endersmens is actually a friendly Forum-goer who is quite helpful across the board. At least, that's what I'm supposed to say........... don't eat me" - UpsilonAerospace, 2015. RIP.

klgraham1013. klgraham's snarky but very valid opinions have earned him some serious Reputation, especially as 1.0 approached.

worir4. Fabulous poster, owner of the most distinguished mustached-Kerbal avatar on the Forums, and "Nose Cone." (A lot of people seemed to like this description the last time around, for some reason.)

Randazzo. Not only does Randazzo have an avatar of a "like a sir" kerbal, he is also the author of the Vanguard Astrodynamics mods. Go check them out!. Not only does Randazzo have an avatar of a "like a sir" kerbal, he is also the author of the Vanguard Astrodynamics mods. Go check them out!. Not only does Randazzo have an avatar of a "like a sir" kerbal, he is also the author of the Vanguard Astrodynamics mods. Go check them out!

sumghai. "Sumdumerator" (moderator), creator of numerous mods, and a helpful Forum-goer to new modders.

Spartwo. An ardent "militarist," Spartwo's military-oriented craft are great for space battles and aesthetically pleasing, too!. An ardent "militarist," Spartwo's military-oriented craft are great for space battles and aesthetically pleasing, too!. An ardent "militarist," Spartwo's military-oriented craft are great for space battles and aesthetically pleasing, too!

benjee10. Benjee is astoundingly great at creating short films, high-quality graphic designs, and even some mods. He's also a "Salmon of Knowledge," for better or for worse.

Tiberion. Creator of space shuttle mods, as well as other nice game add-ons. Tiberion's also a long-time Forumgoer and former Moderator.

Pecan. Another wonderful poster, and the creator of some lovely tutorials. Pecan is, according to his profile picture, "Only slightly nuts."

astropapi1. Knowledgeable, nice, and very informative, astropapi usually frequents the Other Forums. He's an Aerospace Engineer-to-be, and I'm sure he'll make a great one.. Knowledgeable, nice, and very informative, astropapi usually frequents the Other Forums. He's an Aerospace Engineer-to-be, and I'm sure he'll make a great one.. Knowledgeable, nice, and very informative, astropapi usually frequents the Other Forums. He's an Aerospace Engineer-to-be, and I'm sure he'll make a great one.

eorin. A "Blackbird-addicted" Forumgoer who created Sparrowhawk Aeronautics, and a load of great craft to boot!

A special welcome to all of the new members! I wasn't able to catch them all this time, but next time the program will tell me who is new to the group so I can properly welcome them to the group.

A very special thanks to magico13 for giving me a program that spits out the list. I still have to write descriptions, but now I just have to click a button and the list is more or less updated. Once I get into the swing of things, I might even be able to do nightly updates. Give that guy some rep! And also, thanks to Starwhip for making the very nice logo! Give him some good ol' rep too when you get the chance.

Speaking of logos, there's also a nice one for you sig! If you're on the list, feel free to use this badge in your sig. Just highlight it and copy+paste it to your sig.

Oh, and since the creation of these groups, UpsilonAerospace put over twenty hours of work into it total, making it perhaps the most heavily-edited and painstakingly revised thread in the history of the Forum! And now I will be taking it on, and updating it as much as I possibly can. If you want to briefly thank UpsilonAerospace or me for the work we've done, some +Rep would be a very nice gift. (we don't need it nearly as much as some of the other people on the Forum, though.)

Anyways. Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or revisions that need to be done. If you recently passed 1000 points, or jumped some positions, let me know and I can update the list again. I hope this is helpful to you guys!

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Honestly I have no idea where sal_vager went. I'll have to talk with magico13 about it, because I sure didn't delete him from the list. I'll try and find his position and stick him in, then make sure its fixed for next time.

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Hmm, I doubt he'd be classified as "KSC Staff" which is automatically filtered. Did the "Global Moderator" group just recently get created (within the last week or so)? If so, that's probably why.

Hmm, the member search (tab over to the "Member Search" option and press "Search Content") isn't working at all for me right now, so I can't check it manually. I'm also at work, so I can't check it with the program either.

Most likely just needs the search URL updated in the program settings. @Endersmens: If/when the search starts working again just do a general member search, then sort by reputation. Grab the url from your browser, paste that into the LGU_Settings file under "searchURL", and replace the "page=1" text (at the end of the url) with "page=[PAGENUMBER]"

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I know that, but I think they didn't create that user group until recently. The only group I unchecked was KSC Staff, meaning all others that existed at the time were checked. He wasn't showing up because his group wasn't checked somehow, which only would happen if the Global Moderators group didn't exist when I grabbed the URL. He was showing up last Wednesday, which means that group had to have been added some time after that.

The URL I posted at the end of my last post should be future-proof should they add any other groups, since it doesn't specify which groups to use. Hopefully. Unless they change how that works too

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The program is fixed! Since there aren't a ton of members, I'm gonna rely on you guys to let me know when things change. If you move up a position or pass 1000, make sure to PM me or post here, and I'll update the list ASAP. Otherwise I won't run the updater if there's nothing to update.

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Don't feel bad, nobody on this list (even RIC would technically be a bit short) has earned 1000 rep on these forums. The previous VB forums gave up to 5 rep per "like". Divide by 5 and you have closer to the actual values.

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Don't feel bad, nobody on this list (even RIC would technically be a bit short) has earned 1000 rep on these forums. The previous VB forums gave up to 5 rep per "like". Divide by 5 and you have closer to the actual values.

Indeed. It's a bit of a skewed list, it won't increase in members very quickly at all. There's really nothing we can do to help it, because of how rep was transferred. :/

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Considering how often the previous list was updated, this should be more suitable anyway.

Well, the problem with the previous list was descriptions. I could've had the positions updated every single day, but the new people wouldn't have descriptions. With this list, I already have the next 70 or so members' descriptions, so I won't have to worry about a flood of new descriptions to write.

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Don't feel bad, nobody on this list (even RIC would technically be a bit short) has earned 1000 rep on these forums. The previous VB forums gave up to 5 rep per "like". Divide by 5 and you have closer to the actual values.

Not everyone gave 5 points at a time. Rep power started at 1 and climbed to 5, not uncommon to get a rep comment that raised the total by <5.

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Not everyone gave 5 points at a time. Rep power started at 1 and climbed to 5, not uncommon to get a rep comment that raised the total by <5.

Also, I'm finding that rep comes in a lot more frequently in the new forum for certain kinds of content... namely, mine. Whereas before when a new reader found my comic and liked it, they'd rep the first page for 1-5 points, read the whole thing in one go, leave me a nice note, and then maybe rep me again on another day if they were still following the comic and saw something they liked. Now a new reader will scroll through the thread and 'replike' several comic pages in a row--and continuing readers can more or less rep anything they like, as opposed to repping just the pages they REALLY like, IF they've seen at least four other posts on the Forum they really liked since the last one of mine they repped. (i.e. "You must spread some Reputation around...") So overall, I think I'm getting as much or more rep in the new system for the same posting rate and quality of content.

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Not everyone gave 5 points at a time. Rep power started at 1 and climbed to 5, not uncommon to get a rep comment that raised the total by <5.

Which is why I used uncertain terms such as "up to" and "closer to", but that's not really the point.

If YOU are just barely scraping in with an admittedly inaccurate conversion, consider for a moment a newcomer to these forums and whether they will ever make it to this list. It's just a museum exhibit now.

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I'm not so sure. So far it seems to me that people are freer with likes than they were with repping on vB, and can do so more often in a single day. Plus the community grows ever larger, it's easier to accumulate rep now than it was, say, a year ago. We'll see, I guess.